Ricardo Verdiner, MD
Associate Professor
About Ricardo Verdiner, MD
EDUCATION:
A. Rutgers University, Rutgers College
New Brunswick, NJ
B.A. (Biology) 5/1998
B. NJMS, Rutgers University
Newark, NJ
M.D. (Medicine) 6/2002
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING:
A. NJMS, Rutgers University Internship
Newark, NJ Medicine 7/2002-6/2003
B. NJMS, Rutgers University Residency
Newark, NJ Anesthesiology 7/2003-6/2006
C. NJMS, Rutgers University Chief Resident
Newark, NJ Anesthesiology 7/2005-6/2006
D. Mass General Hospital Fellowship, Harvard University
Boston, MA
Critical Care Medicine 9/2006-7/2007
E. Mass General Hospital Fellowship, Harvard University
Boston, MA
Combined Cardiac Anesthesia & Critical Care 9/2006-2/2008
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine Mayo Clinic School of Medicine
Clinical Instructor-Cardiac Anesthesia & CTICU Intensivist
1/2018-12/2020
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine Mayo Clinic School of Medicine
Assistant Professor-Cardiac Anesthesia & CTICU Intensivist
1/2021-12/2024
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine Rutgers University-Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Associate Professor- Cardiac Anesthesia & CTICU Intensivist Present
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS:
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine Mayo Clinic
Consultant 12/2018-12/2024
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine Rutgers University-Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Associate Professor
Present
PRIVATE PRACTICE:
Department of Anesthesiology Banner Heart Hospital
Medical Director Cardiac & Vascular Services 5/2015-5/2017
Department of Anesthesiology Arizona Heart Hospital
Cardiac and Critical Care Anesthesiologist 5/2014-12/2018
Department of Anesthesiology Ramapo Anesthesiology
Cardiac and Critical Care Anesthesiologist 1/2010-5/2014
Department of Anesthesiology Englewood Medical Center
Cardiac and Critical Care Anesthesiologist 3/2008-12-2009
MEMBERSHIPS, OFFICES AND COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
American Society of Anesthesiology Ad Hoc Committee on Advancing Cardiac Critical Care Member
Present
American Society of Anesthesiology Transplant Committee Member
2024-2026
American Society of Anesthesiology Cardiac Anesthesia Committee Member
2022-2027
Arizona Medical Association Director at Large
2021-2024
American Society of Anesthesiology Critical Care Committee Member
2020-Present
Arizona Medical Board Outside Consultant 2020-Present
American Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists Member
2018-Present
Society of Cardiac Anesthesiologists Member
2018-Present
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Patient Care Award
Awarded By Mayo Clinic Nursing Staff 2022, 2024
COVID Service Award
American Society Anesthesiologists 2022
SERVICE ON MAJOR COMMITTEES:
A. International:
1. CAEASAR (COVID Activated Emergency Scaling Anesthesiology Responsibilities) Educational Series 2020-2022
B. National: ASA Committees (see above)
SERVICE ON HOSPITAL COMMITTEES:
Mayo Clinic Enterprise-wide Drug Diversion and Prevention Committee 2020-2024
SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY:
Active Donor, Mentor, and Alumni of the Rutgers Success in the Sciences Program.
SPONSORSHIP (Primary Mentorship) OF CANDIDATES FOR POSTGRADUATE DEGREE:
A. Shrestha, Bijaya
a. Current Status: Intensivist
b. 2008 - 2012
B. Banjoko, Opeyemi
a. Current Status: Hospitalist
b. 2008 - 2015
C. Vogt, Adebanke
a. Current Status: Intensivist
b. 2008 - 2018
D. Brown, Bradly
a. Current Status: Anesthesiology Attending U.S. Air Force
b. 2020 - Present
E. Bruce, Marcus
a. Current Status: Cardiac Anesthesiologist Mayo Clinic
b. 2021 - Present
F. Dunn, Tyler
a. Current Status: Anesthesiologist/Pain Physician Mayo Clinic
b. 2021 – Present
G. Thiagaram, Dave
a. Current Status: Cardiac Anesthesia Fellow
b. 2025-2026
H. Khan, Erhshad
a. Current Status: Anesthesiology Resident
b. 2025-2027
TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES:
A. Drug Associated Pneumonitis Resident and Fellow Lectures Englewood Medical Center Englewood, New Jersey
B. Therapeutic Interventions for Pulmonary Embolism Resident and Fellow Lectures Englewood Medical Center Englewood, New Jersey
C. Ludwig's Angina and the Associated Spaces of the Neck and Mediastinum Resident and Fellow Lectures
Englewood Medical Center Englewood, New Jersey
D. Posterior Wall Myocardial Infarctions: Their Implications and Surgical Considerations Resident and Fellow Lectures
Englewood Medical Center Englewood, New Jersey
E. Congenital Heart Disease Resident Lecture Mayo Clinic Phoenix, Arizona
F. Invasive CV Monitoring Resident Lecture Mayo Clinic Phoenix, Arizona
G. Cardiac Effects of COVID-19 Internationally Distributed
H. History of Addiction Grand Rounds Lecture Mayo Clinic Phoenix, Arizona
RESEARCH TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES:
Post Doctoral Fellows:
1. Dunn, Tyler 2021-2024 Abstract Submission and Published Manuscript
2. Bruce, Marcus 2021-2023 Abstract Submission
3. Ali, Saad 2025-2026 SCA Abstract Submission
Pre Doctoral Students:
1. Oboh, Osozele 2024 Published Manuscript
2. Noss, Bryant 2024 Abstract Submission
GRANT SUPPORT:
A. Principal Investigator
1. Heron Therapeutics, A Phase 3b, Randomized, Open-Label Study of HTX-011 as the Foundation of a Non-opioid, Multimodal Analgesic Regimen to Decrease Opioid Use Following Unilateral Open Inguinal Herniorrhaphy. 2020-2021
2. Mayo Clinic, The association between immunosuppressants and myoclonus and its clinical outcomes. 2020
3. Takeda Pharmaceuticals, TAK-925-1501A study of Danavorexton in people with obstructive sleep apnea after general anesthesia for abdominal surgery. 2024
B. Co-Investigator
1. Boston Scientific, Pinnacle FLX Clinical Trial, 2019
2. Merck, Effect of Sugammadex compare to Neostigmine and Glycopyrrolate on return of bowel function and urinary retention in patients who underwent laparoscopic colon resection with enhanced recovery protocol. 2021
PUBLICATIONS:
A. Peer Reviewed Articles
1. Verdiner RE, Choukalas CG, Siddiqui S, Stahl DL, Galvagno SM Jr, Jabaley CS, Bartz RR, Lane-Fall M, Goff KL, Sreedharan R, Bennett S, Williams GW, Khanna AK. COVID-Activated Emergency Scaling of Anesthesiology Responsibilities Intensive Care Unit. Anesth Analg. 2020 Aug; 131 (2):365-377 PMID: 32398432 PMCID: 7219847 DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000004957
2. Verdiner RE. Is Angiotensin II Unopposed a Good Thing? Anesth Analg 2020 Sep; 131 (3):e170-e171
PMID: 32502133 PMCID: 7288789 DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000005046
3. Seman MT, Alvord JM, Gorlin AW, Poterack KA, Frasco PE, Verdiner RE, Rosenfeld DM, Khurmi NS. Nontraditional Transesophageal Echocardiographic Views to Evaluate Hepatic Vasculature in Orthotopic Liver Transplantation and Liver Resection Surgery. Transplant Direct. 2020 Sep; 6 (9):e594 Epub 2020 Aug 12 PMID: 32851127 PMCID: 7423919 DOI: 10.1097/TXD.0000000000001025
4. Verdiner RE. Calcineurin Inhibitor Use and Myoclonus Association. Is There a Clinical Implication? Open Journal of Anesthesiology. 2021; 11: 85-98 doi: 10.4236/ojanes.2021.114009
5. Siddiqui S, Tung A, Kelly L, Nurok M, Khanna AK, Ben-Jacob T, Verdiner RE, Sreedharan R, Novak L, Nunnally M, Chow J, Williams G, Sladen R. Anxiety, Worry, and Job Satisfaction: Effect of COVID-19 Care on Critical Care Anesthesiologists. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia 2022 Apr; 69 (4): 552-554
6. Patel S, Lin KK, Milam AJ, Yu S, Raynor G, Narjeet K, Verdiner RE, Girardo ME, Misra L. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Among Anesthesiology Trainees.
Women’s Health Reports 2022 Apr; 3 (1): 414-419
7. Verdiner RE, Khurmi N, Choukalas C, Erickson C, Poterack K. Does Adding Muscle Relaxant Make Post- Operative Pain Better? A Narrative Review of the Literature from US and European Studies. Anesthesia and Pain Medicine 2023 Oct; 18 (4): 340
8. Verdiner RE, Voils A, Seim L, Koball K, Verdiner M, Mardian A, Milam AJ. When Oxybutynin Becomes a Decoy for Oxycodone: A Case Report of Diversion Through Substitution. Drug Testing and Analysis 2024 Sep; doi: 10.1002/dta.3802.
9. Milam AJ, Ogunniyi MO, Faloye AO, Castellanos LR, Verdiner RE, Stewart JW, Chukumerije M, Okoh AK, Bradley S, Roswell RO, Douglass PL, Oyetunji SO, Iribarne A, Furr-Holden D, Ramakrishna H, Hayes SN. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Perioperative Health Care Among Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: JACC State-of-the-Art Review. 2024 Jan; 83 (4): 530-545
10. Jenkins JA, Verdiner RE, Omar A, Farina JM, Wilson R, D’Cunha J, Reck Dos Santos P. Donor and Recipient Risk Factors for the Development of Primary Graft Dysfunction Following Lung Transplantation. Frontiers in Immunology. 2024 Feb; 15: 1341675
11. Buckner-Petty SA, Raynor G, Verdiner RE, Stephens EH, Oboh O, Williams T, Shore-Lesserson L, Milam AJ. The Use of Methadone and Ketamine in Intraoperative Pain Management in Cardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2024 Nov;
12. Siddiqui S, Khanna A, Tung A, Duranteau O, Pearl R, Nagrebetsky A, O’Connor M, Chow J, Deshpande R, Hicks M, Krause M, Moll V, Verdiner RE, Karamchandani K, Tawil J, Njoku D, Frendl G. The Changing Landscape of Academic Anesthesiology Research Funding: Preliminary Insights from a National Survey. Cureus. 2026 18(2).
13. Atlas G, Verdiner R. Use of double-sided tape to secure a tracheal tube. J Clin Anesth 2005 Jun; 17 (4):325-6 PMID:15950864 DOI:10.1016/j.jclinane.2004.10.002
B. Non-Peer Reviewed Articles
1. O'Connor MF, Verdiner RE, Rosenberger DS, Wittwer E. Return of COVID. ASA Monitor. 2020 Oct; 84(10):33.
2. Campbell, Deshpande R, Verdiner RE, Carness JM. Making the Case for POCUS. ASA Monitor. 2023 Sep; 87: 34. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000978028.25204.8b
C. Book Chapters
1. Andreae M, Berger J, Verdiner R, Delphin E. Anesthesia in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit - Beyond the Airway: Neuromuscular Paralysis and Pain Management. In: Asensio JA, Trunkey DD, editor(s). Current Therapy of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care. Chapter 103. Mosby; 2008. p. 733-44.
2. Verdiner RE. Chemical Dependence in Anesthesia Personnel. In Trentman T, Mueller
J, editor(s). Faust’s Anesthesiology Review. Section XIV. Elsevier; 2023. P 773-74.